TURKEY—THE STORY OF MUDANIA AND CHANAK

was to receive the Sultan in the naval dockyard, and put him
on my launch, and hand him over to H.M.S. Malaya for trans-
port to Malta. I waited for what seemed hours only to find
the ambulance with the Sultan had had a puncture! However,
it did not matter; he duly arrived, and I handed him over to
H.M. S.Malay a. In my launch on the way out I perhaps hoped
that he might give me his cigarette-case as a souvenir, instead
he suddenly confided to me the care of his five wives; this
alarmed me to some extent! I never saw them, however,
but I did act as post office for some time after he left. I was
to see him again at San Remo, where I called on him and he
was very courteous and grateful. Oddly enough the first
man I met in his villa at San Remo was the doctor who had
deserted him. I do believe that no one in Constantinople
knew for four hours after we got him away, and many went
to the Selamlik at noon as usual to see him. I think the
Nationalists were very gkd when they found he had gone.
The following is the translation of a letter I received from the
late Sultan on his arrival at Malta.

RESPECTFUL GENERAL,

I was extremely glad and afiected with your kindness
and assistance shown to me during my departure ftom
Constantinople.

Please accept my sincere thanks. I request you to kindly
forward my thanks to H.E. The Commander-in-Chief
Naval Forces in Constantinople, and to the Commander of
H.M.S.Malaya for their kindness.

November 2Oth, 1922.

(Sgd.) MEHMED VEHIDEDDIN.

I gave a copy of the above to H.M.SMalaya some time ago.
Here is another: